محلہ
Punjabi
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Borrowed from Classical Persian مَحَلَّه (mahalla), borrowed from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla), from حَلَّ (ḥalla).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: màllā IPA(key): /mə˨l.läː/
Noun
[edit]مَحَلَّہ • (maḥallah) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਹੱਲਾ)
- neighbourhood, suburb
- Synonym: گَوَانڈھ
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | مَحَلَّہ (maḥallah) | مَحَلّے (maḥalle) |
| oblique | مَحَلّے (maḥalle) | مَحَلّیاں |
| vocative | مَحَلّیا | مَحَلّیو (maḥallīv) |
| ablative | مَحَلّیوں (maḥallīvṉ) | — |
| locative | مَحَلّے (maḥalle) | مَحَلِّیں (maḥalliīṉ) |
| instrumental | مَحَلّے (maḥalle) | مَحَلِّیں (maḥalliīṉ) |
Urdu
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Borrowed from Classical Persian مَحَلَّه (mahalla), borrowed from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla), from حَلَّ (ḥalla).
Compare Bengali মহল্লা (moholla) and Punjabi مَحَلَّہ (maḥallah) / ਮਹੱਲਾ (mahallā).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mə.ɦəl.lɑ(ː)/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /mʊ.ɦəl.lɑ(ː)/, /mo.ɦəl.lɑː/
- Hyphenation: مَ‧حَل‧لَہ, مُ‧حَل‧لَہ
Noun
[edit]مَحَلَّہ or مُحَلَّہ • (mahalla or muhalla) m (formal plural مَحَلَّات (mahallāt), Hindi spelling महल्ला or मोहल्ला or मुहल्ला)
- neighborhood; quarter (mahallah)
- (by extension) a ward, locality
- encampment, army camp
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | مَحَلَّہ (mahallah) | مَحَلّے (mahalle) |
| oblique | مَحَلّے (mahalle) | مَحَلّوں (mahallõ) |
| vocative | مَحَلّے (mahalle) | مَحَلّو (mahallo) |
Descendants
[edit]- → English: mahallah
References
[edit]- “محلہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “محلہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “محلہ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
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